By saying that the exponential functions has is one to one, and it passes the vertical line test if you graph it.
For example, consider exponential function,
![2 {}^(x)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/high-school/rbqhvg6alvgsu6uejdhtd63zdbc4rn4nw3.png)
Consider the graph of
![2 {}^(x)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/high-school/rbqhvg6alvgsu6uejdhtd63zdbc4rn4nw3.png)
The graph is above, when we graphed it, it passes thr vertical line test so it a function